17:5a

Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh: The clause ten shares fell to Manasseh indicates that the clan of Manasseh received ten pieces of land on the west side of the Jordan River. The sub-clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem and Shemida each received one piece of land. The sub-clan of Hepher received five pieces of land. It received one piece for each of Zelophehad’s daughters.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

So the clan of Manasseh received ten portions of land ⌊on the west side of the Jordan River⌋
-or-
That is why the descendants of Manasseh had ten sections of land ⌊west of the Jordan River⌋

17:5b

in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

as well as the regions of Gilead and Bashan
-or-
They also had the lands of Gilead and Bashan

17:5c

beyond the Jordan: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

which were east of the Jordan River
-or-
These regions were on the east side of the Jordan River

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